Morning Star Mine

The Morning Star Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Jefferson county, Montana.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Morning Star Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Jefferson

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 46.36806, -112.35278

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Morning Star Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Morning Star Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Arsenic


Location

State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Basin (Cataract, Comet) District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE
Analytical Data: 40 OZ/TON AG, $3.80/TON AU, 50% PB. (KNOPF, A. 1913, U.S.G.S. BULL. NO. 527, P. 125.


Materials

Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): W OF WINTERS CAMP. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1954)

Comment (Deposit): RICHEST ORE IN STREAK 2 1/2 INCHES THICK CONSISTING MAINLY OF GALENA

Comment (Workings): EXPLORED BY SHAFTS, TRENCHES, AND PITS

Comment (Geology): ANDESITE IS ALTERED


References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 16, P. 35.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 527, P. 125.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 842, P. 295

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1151, P. 118, PL. 1.


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

Principal Gold Districts of Montana

In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.